Cameron woke up to a soft light coming through the curtains on the window on the wall above her bed. She smiled when her body recognized the smooth, soft body heat next to her. She turned her head toward Thirteen who was still asleep. Her hair was falling into her face and she was wearing a slight smile.
Cameron reached down and brushed some hair out of Thirteen's face. Then she trailed her fingers down Thirteen's bare spine.
At the sensation, Thirteen slowly woke up. She opened one eye and smiled, "What time is it?"
"Time to get up and go to work," Cameron told her after a sweet kiss on Thirteen's lips.
Thirteen snuggled into Cameron's body and shook her head, "I don't wanna."
Cameron chuckled and wrapped her arms around Thirteen. "We have to go to work."
"You make it really hard to want to get out of bed," Thirteen mumbled into Cameron's shoulder.
"Well we both have to take a shower and I don't think we have time for separate showers," Cameron smirked.
"I think that just made it a little easier," Thirteen smiled playfully.
Later that say, Kutner and Thirteen were asking a patient about his medical history.
"When did the unsteadiness start?" Kutner asked.
The man shrugged, "A few days ago."
"What about the vomiting?" Thirteen jotted a few things down.
The man was quiet. He looked at Thirteen and Kutner then scrambled backwards on the bed. "Get away from me!"
"Jerry," Thirteen said calmly, "What's wrong?"
"Get away!" he screamed.
She slid the door open and called for help.
Kutner looked at Thirteen. They went for the patients arms to try to restrain him, but he grabbed a knife from his nearby lunch tray. He jumped off of the bed and started toward them. Kutner reached for the door, but Jerry ran at him so he jumped away.
"You're not getting away this time!" Jerry shouted.
He had Thirteen and Kutner against the wall within seconds, but a few orderlies had crept into the room. They grabbed Jerry and his arms started flailing. Thirteen lifted her arms above her head to protect it and got slashed once across her forearm.
She and Kutner got the sedation ready and injected Jerry.
"You're bleeding," Thirteen told Kutner.
Kutner looked down at his hand with a minor scratch. Then over at Thirteen, "So are you."
Cuddy stepped in, "Everything okay?"
Thirteen took off her lab coat and rolled up one sleeve, "Yeah."
"Go to the ER and get that taken care of," Cuddy stated, "The clinic is swamped. And if you see House tell him to get to the clinic."
They both nodded.
As they walked to the ER, Kutner smiled, "How was your birthday?"
Thirteen couldn't stop a smile, "Great." She grabbed some gauze off a passing cart and stopped some blood before it trickled onto her shirt.
"Really?" Kutner asked, "Did you talk to her?"
Thirteen grinned guiltily as they entered the ER.
"Well," Kutner smirked, "I'm going to go find a band aid for my cut. You have fun in the ER."
Thirteen nodded and walked into the ER. A nurse walked up to her, "Are you okay Dr. Hadley?"
"I hope so," Thirteen smiled to her.
"Go have a seat in bed three and Dr. Cameron will be right with you," the nurse told her.
"Thanks," Thirteen walked over to bed three and sat down. After a couple seconds of sitting, she pulled out her phone and dialed House.
"What?" House answered as Cameron walked over. Thirteen offered her arm to Cameron who gently took it and looked it over.
"It's Tay-Sachs," Thirteen stated, "Unsteady gait, spasticity, difficulty swallowing, and the psychosis that set in when he attacked us."
"Where's the speech and physical symptoms?" House asked.
"Just let me run the test when I get out of here," Thirteen told him.
"Where are you?" he asked.
"The ER," Thirteen answered watching Cameron clean her wound.
"Well when you're done making out with Cameron and/or Cuddy run your test," House stated and hung up.
Thirteen closed her phone and dropped it in her pocket.
"You're like a magnet for trouble," Cameron smirked.
"That's me," Thirteen replied with a smile.
"Adult onset TSD?" Cameron asked.
Thirteen nodded, "That's what I think it is. Either that or that guy really didn't like me and Kutner."
Cameron chuckled and finished bandaging Thirteen's arm. She pulled out a prescription pad and jotted something down on it, "This should make that cut feel a lot better."
Thirteen raised an eyebrow, but took it. It was just a cut she didn't need a prescription. She read it and a smile spread across her face. The note read Dinner and a show tonight?
"I think this will definitely make me feel better," Thirteen beamed.
"Great," Cameron helped Thirteen up, "And watch out for plastic lunch knives next time."
"I'll try," Thirteen smirk then turned around and walked off.
After work, Cameron and Thirteen met in the parking lot.
"What show are we going to?" Thirteen asked.
"It's an off Broadway kinda thing," Cameron smiled.
"How off Broadway?" Thirteen followed Cameron to her car.
"So off Broadway it's in Jersey," Cameron answered with a playful smile.
Thirteen laughed.
"Do you want to take your car or my car?" Cameron asked subtly brushing her hand against Thirteen's.
Thirteen took the hint and took Cameron's hand into her own. She leaned back on her car and pulled Cameron to her. Cameron smiled and kissed her.
When she pulled away Thirteen looked like she was thinking.
"What?" Cameron asked, "What's wrong?"
Thirteen held Cameron's eyes, "Last night was…amazing."
Cameron knew there was more so she added, "But?"
"But," Thirteen took Cameron's other hand, "I don't want to move too fast. I've screwed up more than my fair share of relationships by moving too fast. I love spending time with you. I love it when you're close to me. I just…don't wanna ruin this because I really, really care about you."
"Last night was too fast?" Cameron asked.
Thirteen nodded, "Completely amazing and mind-blowing, but a little too fast."
Cameron took in everything and let it sit in her mind for a second before smiling. She put a stray piece of hair behind Thirteen's ear, "Okay. We'll go slow. Just let me know if I'm crossing any lines."
"Thank you," Thirteen rested her forehead on Cameron's forehead.
Cameron picked up their intertwined hands and checked her watch, "We better get going or we're going to be late."
Thirteen nodded and was about to open her car door when Cameron kept hold of Thirteen's hands. She pulled Thirteen into a fierce kiss. Thirteen seemed to melt into her and when Cameron pulled away, she smiled. "Crossing any lines?"
"Not yet," Thirteen smiled. She gave Cameron one last peck before opening her car door and getting in.
Cameron stood for a second smiling sweetly at Thirteen before walking to the other side of the car and getting in.
In the shadows next to the hospital, a man stood still watching Thirteen and Cameron drive away. He shifted his weight from one foot to another, "I knew it."